Quotes about Principles
I have consistently preached that nonviolence demands that the means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek. I have tried to make clear that it is wrong to use immoral means to attain moral ends. But now I must affirm that it is just as wrong, or perhaps even more so, to use moral means to preserve immoral ends.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law. Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Be sure that the means you employ are as pure as the end you seek.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Justice at the deepest level had but few stalwart champions.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
What you're saying may get you a foundation grant but it won't get you into the kingdom of truth.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
the means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
It is wrong to use immoral means to attain moral ends.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Constructive ends can never give absolute moral justification to destructive means, because in the final analysis the end is preexistent in the means.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
One of the first principles of nonviolence is a willingness to be the recipient of violence, while never inflicting violence on another.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
it is wrong to use immoral means to attain moral ends. But now I must affirm that it is just as wrong, or perhaps even more so, to use moral means to preserve immoral ends.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Never, never be afraid to do what is right. Society's punishments are small compare to the wounds we inflict on our souls when we look away
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
A rational man never distorts or corrupts his own standards and judgment in order to appeal to the irrationality, stupidity, or dishonesty of others.
— Ayn Rand